Italian lieve

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (mention)

← Proto-Italic *leɣʷis (derived)

← Latin levem (inherited)

← Latin levis (mention)

→ Italian lievemente (affix)

→ Italian lievità (affix)

→ Italian lievissimo (affix)